How many miles to a full tank??

Mine seems to be getting better, I've done 350 miles and it's nowhere near empty.

Originally Posted by GhostyDog

Mine seems to be getting better, I've done 350 miles and it's nowhere near empty.

I have done over 50 miles so far, still above 'full'

Originally Posted by GhostyDog

Mine seems to be getting better, I've done 350 miles and it's nowhere near empty.

Thats good going

Originally Posted by Tony_156JTD

Never run any diesel dry!

As soon as the fuel is gone the whole system has to be re-pressurised and that’s expensive...

Not true. Modern Diesels are self priming and go not need to be bleed through. It may turn over for about 30 seconds before starting though

I get 580 miles between fills, which are generally about 60 litres, so that gives me about 44mpg at the moment... very happy with that indeed

i get about 350 in my 2l TS (63 litre tank)

not that good - but not that worried

Originally Posted by rossjmccarthy

Not true. Modern Diesels are self priming and go not need to be bleed through. It may turn over for about 30 seconds before starting though

Correct. The lift pump is actually an in-tank suction pump. Any leaks in the system and it draws air in, not leaks fuel out. Better have a good battery though

BTW, last tank in 156 2.0 was 470 miles from 62 litres which is 34.4mpg. Incidentally, this is only 0.4mpg better than an identical run, of over 600 miles in my 1990 75TS which has loads of mods inclucing hot cams

The 156 usually produces 350-450 miles per tank.

Funnily enough, I also remember having a Seat Ibiza 1.9 TDi as a hire car some years ago and it only averaged 10mpg better than the 75TS. I think the main problem was it was just too slow and needed to be gunned everywhere to maintain the sort of progress I'm accustomed to

Originally Posted by bazza

280 on my 156 3.2 GTA

between 220 and 270 on my GTA ,330 to 375 in the 166 3.0 Super... and in my 156 TS 380 - 440 miles.......

330 miles today at c28mpg

Originally Posted by Squadrone Rosso

330 miles today at c28mpg

In which car? Not bad economy really, all being well

I get 420miles to an almost full tank (55 litres), which is 35mpg, happy with this as mostly city driving during the day

Originally Posted by Pud237

In which car? Not bad economy really, all being well

The Ti. Driven Alfa stylee of course but not in any way thrashed

The Gt would have matched or bettered it though. c2k miles to Italy & back, we got 29mpg which is excellent really

Fair do's to you diesel folk Amazing economy but not for me

Originally Posted by Squadrone Rosso

The Ti. Driven Alfa stylee of course but not in any way thrashed

The Gt would have matched or bettered it though. c2k miles to Italy & back, we got 29mpg which is excellent really

Fair do's to you diesel folk Amazing economy but not for me

29mpg isn't too bad, what was your cruising speed?

At 70-80mph I get 30mpg from my 3.0. That revs higher in 6th than your GT, so I'd imagine that should do 31 or 32mpg at the same sort of speed. Which is awesome for the performance of the car.

Had my car remapped a couple of weeks ago, and I now get pretty much the same amount of miles out of a tank (about 550) as I did previously ... although now the computer reckons I am doing about 48mpg ... which is clearly wrong!!!

I'm just F******* amazed anyone can afford a full tank !!

The way prices are going it's best to fill up as much as possible ... you know that if you leave it a day the prices will have gone up again

Originally Posted by 156Chris

The way prices are going it's best to fill up as much as possible ... you know that if you leave it a day the prices will have gone up again

Exactly, why put in a tenner this week and a tenner next week, as next week you'll get less for your tenner than you would have done if you'd spent it this week

Unless someone nicks your fuel, you'll be saving money.

850 miles maximum, 660 average, 550 minimum
147 JTD
I find it hard to do less than 40mpg after the engine is warm.

I just got 415 miles from a tank last weekend. Considering the 2.0 156 was sitting at 80-90mph most of the time with the rev counter averaging around 4000rpm and very little slower A road work, I'm very happy with 32mpg average.

Not a bloody lot!!!

630 miles last tank, 2.4l 20v thats 47mpg and 175 bhp.. hard to argue with :-)